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Originally Posted by packs
I just feel like you guys are part of this constant, if I may borrow from Lost, where people of a certain age just don't like current things anymore. I feel like you would have been interchangeably annoyed with every new iteration of the game, from catchers wearing pads, to fielders wearing gloves and on up to the 162 game season not being a real 154 gamer or being upset they moved the fences in. I understand the nostalgia that probably drives these feelings. Being a kid is fun and when you realize you've gotten older, you just want things to be like they were when you were a kid. And every new kid isn't getting to experience the best of life like you did. But you're missing out on a lot when you think that way because modern life isn't so terrible either.
Aaron Judge is not Babe Ruth but he did hit 62 homers. If I put myself into the future where I'm asking an older guy about what it was like to see Judge hit 62 homers, I'd be pretty let down if they said they didn't know because baseball wasn't stealing a lot of bases then, so they weren't watching anymore.
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I agree with a lot of this. But as someone who grew up watching baseball in the 70s, I miss complete games, four man rotations, shutouts and an era where good pitching was the focus of the game. The game isn’t the same for me due to the lack of dominant starting pitching. That being said, when I was a kid we’d get scores off the radio or on the nightly sports report. And we’d see box scores the next day — on all games but the late-ending west coast. I love being able to watch any game I want on demand.